<B>snot, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Vulgar or Dialect.) nasal mucus. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang.) a snotty person or remark. </DL>
<A NAME="snotter">
<B>snotter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Nautical.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a rope attached to a yardarm, to pull off the lift and brace. <DD><B> 2. </B>a becket on a mast to hold the lower end of a sprit. </DL>
<A NAME="snotty">
<B>snotty, </B>adjective, <B>-tier,</B> <B>-tiest,</B> noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>(Informal.) saucy; impudent; conceited; snooty. <BR> <I>Ex. a snotty remark.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Vulgar or Dialect.) foul with snot. <DD><I>noun </I> (British Slang.) <B>1. </B>(Nautical.) a midshipman. <DD><B> 2. </B>any very small, insignificant person. adv. <B>snottily.</B> noun <B>snottiness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="snottynosed">
<B>snotty-nosed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) snotty. <BR> <I>Ex. Let snotty-nosed fellows ... approve what I write, or let them flout and fleer (John Selden).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="snout">
<B>snout, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>the part of an animal's head that extends forward and contains the nose, mouth, and jaws. Pigs, dogs, and crocodiles have snouts. <DD><B> b. </B>a similar projection in certain insects; rostrum. <DD><B> 2. </B>anything like an animal's snout, such as a nozzle. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) <DD><B> a. </B>a large or ugly nose. <DD><B> b. </B>any nose. <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to root with, or as if with, the snout. <BR> <I>Ex. They snout the bushes and stones aside (Rudyard Kipling).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="snoutbeetle">
<B>snout beetle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a large family of small beetles that have the head prolonged to form a snout; weevil. </DL>
<A NAME="snoutbutterfly">
<B>snout butterfly,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a small group of butterflies having long, beaklike mouthparts. </DL>
<A NAME="snouted">
<B>snouted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a snout. <BR> <I>Ex. A group of snouted, slit-eyed, sinister, and yet beautifully modelled Crusaders' helmets ... (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="snouty">
<B>snouty, </B>adjective, <B>snoutier,</B> <B>snoutiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>resembling a snout or muzzle; having a pronounced or prominent snout. <BR> <I>Ex. The nose was ugly, long and big, Broad and snouty like a pig (Thomas Otway).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>overbearing; insolent; snooty. <BR> <I>Ex. Her manner was perfectly snouty (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="snow">
<B>snow, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>frozen water vapor in the form of crystals that fall to earth in soft, white flakes and usually spread upon it as a white layer. Snow falls in winter. <BR> <I>Ex. To watch his woods fill up with snow (Robert Frost).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a fall of snow. <BR> <I>Ex. There was a heavy snow early in December.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Archaic.) pure whiteness. <DD><B> 4. </B>something resembling or suggesting snow, such as the white hair of old age. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Chemistry.) any one of various substances having a snowlike appearance. <BR> <I>Ex. carbon-dioxide snow.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>a pattern of dots on a television screen caused by atmospheric interference with the signal. <DD><B> 7. </B>(Slang.) cocaine or heroin. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to fall as snow. <BR> <I>Ex. to snow all day.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to come down like snow. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to let fall or scatter as snow. <DD><B> 2. </B>to cover, block up, or otherwise obscure or obstruct, with snow, or as if with snow. <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S. Slang.) to deceive by artful talk. <BR><I>expr. <B>snow in,</B> </I>to shut in by snow. <BR> <I>Ex. The village was snowed in for a whole week after the blizzard.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>snow in,</B> </I>to shut in by snow. <BR> <I>Ex. The village was snowed in for a whole week after the blizzard.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>snow under,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to cover with snow. </I> <I>Ex. The sidewalks and streets were snowed under by the storm.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Informal, Figurative.) to overwhelm. <BR> <I>Ex. He is snowed under with work. By margins of more than 3-1, Parliament snowed under motions of nonconfidence (Wall Street Journal).</I> adj. <B>snowlike.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="snowapple">
<B>snow apple,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a red winter apple with very white flesh; Fameuse. </DL>
<A NAME="snowball">
<B>snowball, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a ball made of snow pressed together. <DD><B> 2. </B>a shrub with white flowers in large clusters like balls, especially the guelder-rose. It is a species of viburnum and belongs to the honeysuckle family. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to throw balls of snow at. <BR> <I>Ex. The children snowballed each other.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to increase rapidly by additions like a rolling snowball. <BR> <I>Ex. African nationalism and the drive for self-government are snowballing (Atlantic).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to throw snowballs. </DL>
<A NAME="snowbank">
<B>snowbank, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large mass or drift of snow, especially at the side of a road. </DL>
<A NAME="snowbell">
<B>snowbell, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of shrubs or small trees grown for their white flowers; storax. </DL>
<A NAME="snowbelt">
<B>snowbelt, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a region of heavy snowfall. <DD><B> 1. </B><B>Snowbelt,</B> (U.S.) <DD><B> a. </B>The northern region of the United States extending from east to west that regularly has snowfall in colder seasons. <DD><B> b. </B><B>=Frost Belt </B>(def. 1). <BR> <I>Ex. Economic issues ... increasingly are dividing the people and regions of the United States, particularly the Sunbelt and the Snowbelt (B. Drummond Ayres, Jr.).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="snowberry">
<B>snowberry, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a North American shrub of the honeysuckle family, with pink flowers and clusters of white berries. Its berries mature in the fall and last through the winter. <DD><B> 2. </B>the berry. <DD><B> 3. </B>any one of various other plants with white berries. </DL>
<A NAME="snowbird">
<B>snowbird, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=slate-colored junco.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=snow bunting.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S. Slang.) a person addicted to the use of heroin or cocaine. </DL>
<A NAME="snowblind">
<B>snow-blind, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> affected with snow blindness. </DL>
<A NAME="snowblindness">
<B>snow blindness,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> temporary or partial blindness from the reflection of sunlight off snow or ice. </DL>
<A NAME="snowblink">
<B>snowblink, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the reflection that arises from fields of snow or ice. </DL>
<A NAME="snowblower">
<B>snow blower,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a machine to clear an area of snow usually by throwing the snow out of its path with paddles or a screw device that feeds snow into a fan. </DL>
<A NAME="snowboard">
<B>snowboard, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a long, narrow board somewhat like a ski, used for riding or racing over snow. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to ride a snowboard. </DL>
<A NAME="snowbound">
<B>snowbound</B> or <B>snow-bound, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> shut in by snow; snowed in. </DL>
<A NAME="snowbreak">
<B>snowbreak, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a melting of snow; thaw. <DD><B> 2. </B>a rush of loose or melting snow. <DD><B> 3. </B>a narrow strip of forest or other barrier as a protection against snow. </DL>
<A NAME="snowbroth">
<B>snow-broth, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> melting or melted snow. </DL>
<A NAME="snowbunny">
<B>snow bunny,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a person who is learning to ski. <DD><B> 2. </B>a girl skier. </DL>
<A NAME="snowbunting">
<B>snow bunting,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small, white finch with black and brownish markings, that lives in cold northern regions; snowbird; snowflake. </DL>
<A NAME="snowbush">
<B>snowbush, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various shrubs bearing many white flowers. </DL>
<A NAME="snowcap">
<B>snowcap, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a cap or covering of snow, especially on a mountaintop. </DL>
<A NAME="snowcapped">
<B>snow-capped</B> or <B>snowcapped, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having its top covered with snow. <BR> <I>Ex. Lebanon's mountains, usually snow-capped all winter, are nearly bare today (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="snowcat">
<B>snow-cat, </B>noun. =Sno-cat.</DL>
<A NAME="snowclad">
<B>snow-clad, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> covered with snow. </DL>
<A NAME="snowcraft">
<B>snowcraft, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a knowledge of the behavior of snow and the best methods of combating it, especially in mountaineering. </DL>
<A NAME="snowdrift">
<B>snowdrift, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a mass or bank of snow piled up by the wind. <DD><B> 2. </B>snow driven before the wind. </DL>
<A NAME="snowdrop">
<B>snowdrop, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a small European plant with drooping white flowers that blooms early in the spring. It belongs to the amaryllis family. <DD><B> 2. </B>its bulb or flower. <DD><B> 3. </B>the common anemone. </DL>
<A NAME="snowdust">
<B>snow dust,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> fine particles of snow raised from the ground by the wind. </DL>
<A NAME="snowfall">
<B>snowfall, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a fall of snow. <BR> <I>Ex. Our car got stuck in the snowfall last night.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the amount of snow falling within a certain time and area. <BR> <I>Ex. The snowfall in that one storm was 16 inches.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="snowfence">
<B>snow fence,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fence to break the force of the wind prevent drifting of snow. </DL>
<A NAME="snowfield">
<B>snowfield, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a wide expanse of snow, especially in arctic regions. </DL>
<A NAME="snowfinch">
<B>snow finch,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a sparrow of mountainous regions of southern Europe and Asia, resembling the snow bunting but having a brown back, gray head, and black chin. </DL>
<A NAME="snowflake">
<B>snowflake, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a small, feathery piece of snow. Snowflakes are crystals of frozen water vapor. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of a group of European plants of the amaryllis family, resembling the snowdrop but larger. <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=snow bunting.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="snowflea">
<B>snow flea,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of adult springtails that often gather in great numbers on the surface of snow in early spring. </DL>
<A NAME="snowfly">
<B>snow fly,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a kind of stone fly which appears on the snow. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=snow flea.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="snowgoose">
<B>snow goose,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a white goose with black wing tips that nests in arctic regions and migrates to the southern United States in winter. </DL>
